Reddit reviews Timex Men's T5E901 Ironman Classic 30 Gray/Black Resin Strap Watch

Casio and Timex both have decent digital watches in that range. For an analog, Vostoks are great looking if you don't mind that they can gain/lose alot of time in a day otherwise Timex and Seiko has some good basic stuff that you could put a metal or rubber band on if it doesn't come with it already. Outside of that if all you can spend is $100 most of what you'll find either gonna find are cool looking but flimsy pieces or decently made but basic watches. If you can up your budget even to $150 your options from Orient, Bulova, and Citizen open up a little bit.

1. Yes, bring at least 5 copies of each document, won't hurt to have more.
   
   
2. Bring a tube of toothpaste, toothbrush, razors and shaving cream. Plan on being there for at least 11 weeks (my reception was two weeks long before basic actually started, I forgot the reason why it was so long). And a bar of soap (you can buy more when you get there if you need to). Don't waste time or money on body wash and a loofah. A: You'll get laughed at and B: You'll stink anyway like everyone else.
   
   
3. You will be issued all the clothing you'll need when you get there. Just bring 3 pair clean socks and 3 clean pair underwear.
   
   
4. Micellaneous: Bring $40 cash with you and your bank card, a voided check (to set up your direct deposit) don't sign up for the the whatever-its-called on-post-bank account, you'll never find a bank branch anywhere at home. Your phone, and any information on your dependents if you have any as well as a copy of your lease. As national guard on IDT status, you should be getting BAH type II (for all the haters out there, yes, you should get BAH, you're not going active so you still have a home to pay for when you get back, I got BAH at basic, AIT,and while I was deployed, search my comment history for the referenced DOD policy).
   
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   You will have an opportunity to go to the PX prior to the start of basic or right at the beginning of basic. There you can buy stationary to write back home with, your PT shoes, a cheap $30 timex sport watch is HIGHLY recommended. You really don't have to bring much of anything other than the bare essentials. You won't have the time to enjoy much of anything and most everything you'll need will be either issued or you'll have the opportunity to buy it at the PX when you get there.

tl;dr: work in research lab, tips on dressing a little less like an undergrad?


Hi all,

I’m in my mid-twenties, work in an academic research lab (cancer bio), and get mistaken for an undergraduate student all the time. It’s at least somewhat unavoidable, since I’m very baby-faced (a bartender recently told me I look like I’m 17) and I have to be on campus all the time, but I know there are multiple changes I could be making to lessen this image, especially professionally.

Our lab doesn’t have much in the way of a dress code, although most people in the lab wear jeans and closed-toe shoes. Full coverage is required if we’re working with specific hazards (viruses, mice), and even then, I’ve seen people just don the required PPE over any manner of attire. One of our grad students (who, admittedly, rarely does bench work) wears cargo shorts and flip-flops in the summer, while a female post-doc (who works with mice multiple times a week) wears cute skirts with flats most days, usually without leggings. Both of these are considered fine; however, from a safety perspective, I would not feel comfortable showing skin below the waist.

My everyday work attire consists of a pair of straight-leg dark-wash jeans, a plain v-neck t-shirt / blouse / turtleneck, tennis shoes (lightweight cheap athletic ones), basic stopwatch, wedding band, eyeglasses, hair pulled back in a high ponytail, and no makeup other than some brown eyeliner and tinted chapstick. I bring my laptop, travel coffee mug, and lunch in a small Outdoor Products backpack. Let me know if you’d like me to message example photos directly.


Some things I’ve considered:

• Ditch the backpack, obviously. Unfortunately, while messenger bags do look very professional, I’m a small person and I really don’t want to throw out my shoulders. I bought this cheap canvas backpack to see if something like this can work before committing to a more expensive/long-term bag. Thoughts?
  
  
• Nicer shoes. I know basically nothing about shoes, so any and all advice would be appreciated! I do enjoy wearing flats outside of work, but in the lab, it’s important for my feet to be covered and protected from spills. Heels would be a definite no.
  
  
• Different hairstyle/makeup? My current look is extremely low-effort, and unfortunately there’s a lot of visual overlap between “research apathy” and “college exams apathy”. My bone structure does look especially young without my hair obscuring part of it. This question is maybe better suited for another sub though, and regardless, it's definitely not the only contributing factor.
  
  
• Grow some facial hair?? (kidding, but the stress beard did work for my fiancé)
  
  Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. I feel like I need so much help. Even if I can’t be treated seriously all the time, I at least want to be treated my age. :|

Consider bumping it up to $30 and getting one of the highest rated running watches on amazon.com.

You'll have it for at least 2 years, consider it worth the $30.

The Ronstan Clear Start is THE sailing watch. I have raced dinghies for a long time, and that is the way to go. I don't like big watches, so I wear a Timex Ironman. No real reason to get anything fancier than a waterproof watch with the countdown timer. The Clear Start can sync the timer, though, which is great.

I am also an Electrician. At work I wear a Timex Ironman core 30 lap when working. It has a rubber strap, I feel it would snap before my wrist did and all exposed pieces are non-conductive.

http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5E901-Ironman-Traditional-30-Lap/dp/B000AYTYLW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413677916&sr=8-1&keywords=ironman+30+lap

Timex Ironman is the one I've been wearing literally since Middle School. I've had to replace it 2 or 3 times, but that was always because I lost the previous one. They come in a few different models (male/female, and different amount of laps it can store in the memory). http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5E901-Ironman-Traditional-30-Lap/dp/B000AYTYLW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397361875&sr=8-1&keywords=timex+iron

edit: One more thing. In case you're worried about waterproffness, I teach swim lessons and wear this in the water all the time.

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Here’s a link for a 35 dollar Timex Ironman with Chrono.

https://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5E901-Ironman-Classic-Black/dp/B000AYTYLW

I know you want mechanical, but I'd really recommend a simple, cheap quartz instead. I traveled there recently with my Ironman, and it let me set two arbitrary time zones, was water- and shock-resistant, and the Indiglo light was a godsend in the overnight flights. Plus it didn't stand out so much that I was an easy target for theft (at times we walked through the seedier parts of Mumbai).

Buy an digital timex if you're going to wear a watch under $1000 and want to look like a "big boy". Many CEOs / finance executives still wear their digital Timex from their trading days, which has led digital watches to become a popular look in high finance and other wealthy circles.

ex: http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5E901-Ironman-Watch-Black/dp/B000AYTYLW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417311427&sr=8-1&keywords=timex+ironman

That'll be a pretty tight price point for something "cool". As far as sizing, look in the watch description for the case size. 40mm or smaller will work fine on a small wrist. From there, I'd go to Amazon and search Men's Timex Watch -- that's one of two companies who make decent watches in the $20 range. The other is Casio but they tend to make bigger watchs that might be too large for your wrist.

Something like https://www.amazon.com/Timex%C2%AE-Reader-Brown-Leather-T20041/dp/B000B55AEA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1473330695&sr=8-1&keywords=men%27s+timex+watch will be a classy looking every day option and it's well sized for your wrist. If you want a digital readout, you could go with something like https://www.amazon.com/Timex-T78677-Classic-Gold-Tone-Expansion/dp/B000SQM5PE/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1473330695&sr=8-11&keywords=men%27s+timex+watch for a retro look, or something like https://www.amazon.com/Timex-T5E901-Ironman-Watch-Black/dp/B000AYTYLW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1473330695&sr=8-4&keywords=men%27s+timex+watch for more features.

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Never went to basic, but after PT there was time to shower/bathroom/getdressed/etc at Field Training. I would say yes, also if you really need to go, you can go to the latrine. Probably just need to ask an MTI (using the correct verbage) and bring a wingman/buddy.

I guess the last PT test is the only one that matters, I wouldn't really stress out that much with MTI getting after you while at PT... Insert excellence in all we do statement here. After a little while you get used to MTI yelling at you, just have to remind yourself what the big picture is (why are they yelling), and if you can show MTI's you have your head screwed on straight you will be good to go.

I don't care about restaurants. We ate at Chick-fil-A and Red Robin (I think) in the airport (no town passes for ROTC kids).

This is like the unofficial watch of the military. Even the dental students who went to COT have them. By far the most common watch I've seen (and used). It can light up, and it can beep (although you probably want to turn off the beep when you are just pressing buttons). Just don't set an alarm to go off early.

*Take every I said about Basic with a grain of salt. Just a punk ROTC grad with no prior enlisted time.